The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1887-04-21
This Great State.


Arcadia expects to build q cotton
compress.
There is great deal of vacant land
in Terrebonne parish.
Captain r. P. Webb has been ap.
pointed Notary Public for Claiborne
parish.
The Journal says the town of Homer
is out of debt and has money in the
treasury.
Secretary Lamar will ask the 5Oth
Congress to establish pension Office
in New Orleans.
The citizens OF Washington, st.
Landry parish, propose to build a
cotton compress in that town. $11, 900
have been subscribed.
As much as % barrels of rice per
acre has been raised in st. Landry.
At Opelousas a mill has been erected
of capacity equal to 5000 sacks per
day.
The Chronicle says quite boom
has been started in the oak stave
business among citizens on Little
River, in Grant parish. They get
from $40 to S75 per thousand.
Winfield Sentinel: The merchants
of Cheyneyville are selling picked
pork on ''hek" at $45 per barrel. As
far as our merchants are from the
river, they do great deal better than
that.
The Police Jury of the new parish
OF Acadia have contracted for a
Court house, frame building, to cost
$4,000, to be built at Crowley. The
Police Jury would not risk a costly
building.
The Supreme Conrt has declared
Act No. Al, of 1885, constitutional,
which imposes tax Of fifty cents per
bale and five cents per acre on cotton,
in the levee districts, for the construc-
ton and maintenance of levees.
Opelousas Courier: A question of
the publication of constable's sales
was raised last week, in one of our
Justices court, when it was virtually
decided that in order to be legal such
sales should be published in a news
paper just as sheriff's sale.
At the request of delegations repre-
senting several churches in the city
OF Baton Rouge, the Mayor has in
structed the police to notify bodies
parading on Sunday not to pass on
streets in the vicinity of churches
during the hours Of worship.
The Iberville South says that one
dealer is supplying Kansas City with
1000 pounds of catfish daily, and
5000 could readily be marketed there
If there were more fishermen en-
ployed. It is profitable business
The catfish are sold in Kansas City as
Oregon salmon.
In the Rapides District Court last
week, at Alexandria, Ed. Mccormick
was tried and convicted Of selling Ii
quor without license Sentence was
passed on VIII. Chapman for selling
liquor without license, the penalty be-
ing 800 fine or Is days in Jail. The
accused went to Jail.
Southern Waterman: The charac-
ter of our exchanges from different
points in Louisiana, betokens energy,
fair dealing and a healthy public
opinion. All the aids to progress and
good society are upheld, and in our
opinion the parish papers in Louisiana
will compare favorably with those in
other regions.
The Louisiana Press Association
will meet at Lake Charles on Tuesday,
June IA. President Leon Jastremsii
says delegates to the third annual
convention of the National Editorial
Association, to be held at Denver,
Colorado, Sept. 6. 1887, are to be
chosen, and other business of impor-
lance to the Association is also to be
transacted.
Pointe Coupee Banner: There lisa
noticeable disposition on the part of
country merchants to quit purchasing
through the medium Of drummers,
and to do their buying direct from
first hand. This, in our opinion, is
wise course to pursue and will result
benefcially to not only the city and
country merchants, but also to the
customers and consumers.
Rayne Signal: The good effects Of
immigration are beginning to be seen
and felt. What was few years ago
one vast prairie is being rapidly set
tied and is now dotted all over with
new houses and farms. It is but a
question Of a few years when the en-
tire prairie section of our parish will
be enclosed and cultivated, and that
too by live, energetic class of people
who never fail to improve the material
and financial condition Of country.
Major W. b. Heuer, of the United
States Engineers, has made to the Sec
ratqrv Of War a roro~% - IL.